Re: [boost] alignment trouble with boost::optional

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-31 10:45:00

Fernando Cacciola wrote:
> Peter Dimov wrote:
>
>> The "preferred" alignment of E seems to be 8 (makes sense because of
>> the long long),
>
> Just curious, how do tell that?

Because the compiler tends to place it on an offset within structs that is a 
multiple of 8?